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 68 S T A T, ]

PUBLIC LAW 364-MAY 18, 1954

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Control Act approved May 17, 1950, as amended by Public Law 75, Eighty-third Congress, approved June 22, 1953, is hereby further statl^??.** ^^^' amended by striking out "$150,000,000" and substituting in lieu thereof "$166,000,000". Approved May 17, 1954. Public Law 364

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CHAPTER 218 AN ACT

To authorize the financing of a program of public works construction for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,, That (a) this Act, divided into titles and sections, may be cited as the "District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954". (b) As used in this Act— (1) The word "Commissioners" means the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent or agents. (2) The word "District" means the District of Columbia. (3) The word "person" includes any individual corporation, partnership, firm, organization, association, grouj), trust, estate, or other entity. (4) The term "Highway F u n d " means the fund in the Treasury of the United States created by the Act approved August 17, 1937 (50 Stat. 676 and 681), as amended (secs. 40-103 (d) and 47-1901, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). (c) Wherever any officer or agency of the District, other than the Commissioners, is mentioned in this Act, such officer or agency shall be deemed to be the officer or agency so mentioned, or the officer, officers, agency, or agencies succeeding to the functions of the officer or agency so mentioned, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952.

May 18, 1954 [H. R. 8097]

District of C o 1 umb i a P u b l i c Works Act of 1954.

66 Statj 8.24. C. Code title 1 app.

TITLE I—ADJUSTMENT OF WATER RATES SEC. 101. The Commissioners are authorized, in their discretion, to fix from time to time, the rates charged by the District for water and water services furnished by the District water supply system. Such rates so fixed, whether involving one or more changes in rate, or one or more changes in the basic quantity of water to be supplied at a given rate, or the combined effect of both such changes, shall not, in any event, result in increasing by more than 33% per centum the rates in effect on the day preceding the effective date of this section. In computing the charge for the consumption of water in excess of the minimum amount allowed for metered service, if such charge is for a period beginning prior to so fixing such rates and ending thereafter, the charge for such excess consumption shall be prorated on a monthly basis, in accordance with the rates prevailing in the respective periods. Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify the provisions of the Act approved April 14, 1932 (47 Stat. 79, ch. 100; sec. 43-1530, D. C. Code) relating to the delivery of Avater from the District water supply system to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. SEC. 102. An additional charge of 10 per centum shall be added to any water charge remaining unpaid after the expiration of thirty days from the date of rendition of a bill for such charge.

Fixed charges.

C h a r g e for unpaid b i l l s.

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